@OP maybe it's time to change the poll now.
I agree, let's wait for OP to change it.
So, I have been lurking all over social media and the popular streaming services and I always find the same analysis when I open their clips.
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Dallas Mavericks will have a hard time with the Celtics."
Why? They say for many reasons. Derrick White is a good defender and Jrue Holiday is known as one of the best defenders in the league too. Both are backcourt defenders, yes, against Luka and Kyrie. But I think they are forgetting the larger picture. They have Lively and Gafford and the Celtics have Horford only. See the difference?
Luka and Kyrie can just literally throw the ball near the rim and someone will probably catch it, either of the two. The strength of the Mavs doesn't always happen with Luka and Kyrie, it's from everyone and they had been telling it in their post-game interviews over and over again.
Lively had never missed a shot in the playoffs 16/16 if I am correct. That means most of the assists upstairs are either on point or he is just really good at catching the ball.
I've watched the East playoffs and the Conference Finals many times, the floor is so wide when you watch it like anyone can penetrate the paint. It's not going to be like that against the Mavs.
Just my two cents.
What do you think?
Edit: I think I got to get this off my chest.
I apologize to Kyrie Irving for judging him because of his belief outside the game. Somehow, I forgot that he is one of the league's best players because of that. It's unfair. It should not be mixed up.